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单词 defectious
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defectiousadj.

Brit. /dᵻˈfɛkʃəs/, U.S. /dəˈfɛkʃəs/, /diˈfɛkʃəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin dēfect- , dēficere , -ious suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin dēfect-, past participial stem of dēficere defect v. + -ious suffix, probably after infectious adj. and Middle French defectueux defectuous adj. Compare earlier defectuous adj.In sense 2 after defect v. 3.
1. Having defects; defective, faulty; imperfect. Now rare.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adjective] > specific modes of action or operation > faulty
defectious?1566
dysfunctional1936
out of whack1952
malfunctioning1966
Brummie1978
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty
defaultyc1390
defectivea1398
defaultive1398
imperfectc1400
faultive1496
defectuous1550
defectious?1566
defaulted1580
defectual1582
defected1589
defectible1612
vicious1638
unfixed1643
hip-shotten1648
defectuose1677
flawy1712
off-colour1876
flawful1881
faultsome1891
trick1961
rogue1962
?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. S.ij The wonderfull Inuention, Vtilitie and Dignitie of Printing... There cannot be added nor deminished any thing that doth not render it defectious [Fr. defectueuse] and deformed.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. F2 Perchance in some one defectious peece, we may find a blemish.
1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) i. f. 11v Without Conversation our life would bee defectious [1581 defectuous; Fr. defectueuse].
1602 T. Fitzherbert Apol. viii. f. 14, in Def. Catholyke Cause He could not be a witnesse, his euidence was..so defectious.
1672 H. More Let. 6 Apr. in Conway Lett. (1992) 356 Certainly they are but unskillfull combatants or strangely defectious if they can not keep down Popery, by the best kind of weapons of a spirituall warfare.
1846 Morning Post 14 Nov. 3/2 Another specimen of this defectious reasoning has lately appeared.
1884 G. Thomann Real & Imaginary Effects Intemperance 118 Those defectious beings found in our penitentiaries.
1916 Amer. Bee Jrnl. July 235/1 Such need not be the case when man is in control, because the defectious individuals can be eliminated.
1966 Des Moines (Iowa) Reg. 23 Apr. 5/6 It [sc. the report] also said the Koreans added a ‘defectious coating which is quickly weather worn’.
2. Of the nature of defection or desertion; inclined to defect. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [adjective] > failing in duty
transfugious1611
defectious1630
defaulting1753
derelict1864
defaultant1884
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > falling away from duty
renayedc1380
recrayeda1529
recreant1613
defectious1630
1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects Ep. Ded. sig. P3 Relapse, and defectious Apostasie.
1812 A. Stoddard Sketches Louisiana i. 85 Emissaries from Canada tampered with some of the defectious citizens of Kentucky.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.?1566
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